Good to know, I'll probably go check them out again. Looking at some of them online and they look fine. Wish I could go for the $1500 range though, I tend to like the look the best.
Brooks Brothers make some of the best suits, short of some named designers - Easily better than anything Jos A Banks offer. Though if you want their best, you can order a "Made To Measure" suit rather than an off the rack. Those are standard patterns which they adapt to the measurements Brooks Bothers' tailor take in the store - figure a 10~15% premium over something off the rack.
A custom suit would be crafted from scratch, and would be *much* more expensive.
Brooks Brothers make some of the best suits, short of some named designers - Easily better than anything Jos A Banks offer. Though if you want their best, you can order a "Made To Measure" suit rather than an off the rack. Those are standard patterns which they adapt to the measurements Brooks Bothers' tailor take in the store - figure a 10~15% premium over something off the rack.
A custom suit would be crafted from scratch, and would be *much* more expensive.
Having it tailored so it fits properly is far more important than who made the suit in the first place.
What are most suits made out of? Why is this bad?
Good to know, I'll probably go check them out again. Looking at some of them online and they look fine. Wish I could go for the $1500 range though, I tend to like the look the best.
If you want to buy a suit online, find the Ebay seller Wizard of Aahs. Link here, if it's allowed for informational purposes:
http://stores.ebay.com/The-Wizard-of-Aahs
The guy's name is Jeff, IIRC. I've bought from him before, on the higher end of his lines (~$400) and it turned out to be a bargain. I rolled the dice because I needed a nice black suit for a wedding and I needed it fast because I was lazy. I ended up with something that almost fit off the rack, other than needing the jacket sleeves shortened, and was really well-constructed. Full floating canvas drapes nicely, pick stitching around the lapels, nice weight to the fabric, etc.
I spent about $400 for the suit and another $75 on tailoring (shortened sleeves, brought the waist in slightly, hemmed/cuffed pants). Well worth it.
Avoid the Mens Warehouse, Macys, Jc Penney, Kohls, or any of the other craptastic stores where $400 suits go on sale for $250. JosA Bank is pretty craptastic unless you step up to there high end line.
Your 26 - time to buy a nice suit you cna wear for the next 5yrs. And I guarantee anyone who wears a suit or has bought a suit can tell the difference between a $1000 one and a $300 one.
If you must go cheap - head over to your Nordstroms Rack- sales people there will help you get fitted and there tailors are really good - you'll pay about $60 to have it tailored.
And when wearing a suit - get yourself a pair of lace up leather soled shoes and a matching belt. Word of advice - do not wear your pants without your jacket or you'll end up dry cleaning your pants and having mismatched separates as one will fade more than the other.
Go with 100% or 80%+ wool and avoid the polyester non-breathing suits.
Where else do you recommend, other than the Rack?
looks like the same stuff being sold by Darya Trading / suits4menonline.com (site linked in above thread). not detracting from it, just seems like the same.
Also, not sure this guy is convincing me to buy a suit lol:
good luck - most of their suits are completely out of stock for some reason.
I got my Brooks Brothers Madison (I think) golden fleece 100% wool suit for about 450 at their semi annual sale, add another 70 to tailor and you look like a million bucks. Its also 100% made in USA from what the labels say so its even better there.
navy/charcoal IMO
"Made with 100% polyester"
shit, instant FAIL.
Fly to Hong Kong. Get a bespoke suit while you tour the awesome city.
when did black suits come into style for non-funerary use?
ever been to a wedding?